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L. SIMON.

WASHING MACHINE. 7

No. 395,084. Patented Dec. 25, 1888.

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L. SIMON.

WASHING MACHINE.

No. 395,084. Patented Dec. 25, 1888.

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LOUI$ SIMON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,084, dated December 25, 1888.

Application filed February 21, 1888- erial No. 264,752. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS SIMON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vashing-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to washing-machines of the class provided with an oscillating beater swinging toward rigid boards in the upper portion of the wash-tub and working sol newhat like a fulling-machine; and it con sists of improvements in the construction of parts of the machine and in the combination of such parts to make the machine more dura ble and more perfect in its operation, all as will be more fully hereinafter described and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a transverse section, and Fig. 2 a longitudinal section, of the machine, and Fig. 33 a modified constuction of the beater. Figs. l and 5 are detail views of the beater end, Fig. t having flanges and having grooves for the attachment of the boards. Fig 6 is a plan view of a portion of the top.

Corresponding letters in the several figures ol' the drawings designate like parts.

A denotes the wash-tub, being of semicylindrical shape, and composed of ends (1, se cured between legs I), and of semicircularbottom (1, the edges of which enter semicircular grooves in ends a, and of a corrugated sheetmetal lining, (I, also bent semicircular and secured against the inner face of bottom 0. On 10p the legs I) of the opposing sides are connected by vm'tical side boards, e, and by in clined grooved or serrated boards f, jointed with the lower rabbcted edges of boards e, which also provide a support for the upper ed of bottom c,which form partial covers for the tub. These boards extcn d radially toward the center line of the tub, where they are secured against strips 9, also framed between the ends a and projecting with their beveled edges below the boards f, so as to form a shoulder to the inner edges of such boards. These strips g also form the sides for theopening through which the clothes are inserted l and removed, which opening is closed by a cover, it, made in two sections hinged together so as to turn upon each other, and when so folded this cover It can be shifted sidewise upon its supporting-strips i to either side of the opening, so that it need not be removed from the machine for giving full access to the intei ior of the tub. The tub is secured together by a series of iron rods, j, passed with their screw-threaded ends through the sides below or exterior of shell 0. The boards f are perforated with one or more holes near the boards 6 for any water splashing out from under the cover to run back into the tub.

In their centers ,the end boards, a, are notched, and these notches are lined each with a metal shell, is, that forms the j ournal-box for the truunions Z of the beater M. These metal shells K also form brackets for handles m, by which to carry the machine.

Each beater M consists of two side bars, it, having trunnions Z near their upper ends, and being recessed in their upper extremities for inserting the ends of handles 0 and notched or slotted to admit the bolt p, by which and by a thumlrnut, g, each handle is removably secured upon such side bar it.

The lower end of each side bar a is expanded to be triangular shaped, with. flanges or grooves for inserting the ends of longitudinally-serrated beatei boards '13 secured by a rod, 5-, which, with its screw-threaded end, passes through both bars 71 below or between boards r, and is drawn tight for clamping the parts together by screw-nuts. These boards r thus secured stand rectangular to each other, and by vibrating these boards will be moved to a parallel line with boards fof tub A.

Instead of boards "1*, cylindrical sticks o may be secured between the lower ends of bars )1, as shown by Fig. 3.

The boards '2- are perforated with a series of holes for the ready escape of the water by squeezing the clothes during each movement. A vent is provided through one end a of the tub for emptying the water therefrom, and this vent is closed by a stopper, t.

One of the handles 0 is provided with a tub one-half to each side of the beater M, with sufficient Water and soap, When by swinging such beater the clothes Will be rubbed and squeezed with each motion between the 5 boards f and r, and will thus be thoroughly cleaned Without halal-rubbing.

lVhat I claim is A Washing-machine consisting of a body, A, having seats for the trnnnions of the beater, TO said seats or rests being provided with metal shells K, which form the bearings and the brackets for the handles of the machine, and a beater having trnnnions resting in the seats, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in I 5 presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS SIMON. \Vitnesses:

WM. H. LoTz, OTTO LUBKERT. 

